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Yani Tseng, the only golfer to date to win two Women's British Opens as a major championship consecutively in 2010 and 2011. Tseng is pictured with the championship trophy.
The Women's British Open[a] is an annual golf competition held at the end of July start of August, and is conducted by the R&A. Established in 1976, it has been recognised as a major championship by the Ladies European Tour (LET) since 1992,[1] became a recognised LPGA event in 1994, and became one of the LPGA's major championships in 2001. Currently, it is the fourth of the LPGA's five majors, preceded by the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the LPGA Championship, and the U.S. Women's Open and followed by the Evian Masters.[2][3] This event has always been conducted in stroke play competition.[2][4]
Yani Tseng's victories in 2010 and 2011 and Jiyai Shin's in 2008 and 2012 make them the only two golfers to win the event twice since it became an LPGA major. The only other golfers to successfully defend their titles are Debbie Massey in 1980 and 1981, before the tournament became a part of the LPGA tour, and Sherri Steinhauer in 1998 and 1999, when it was a sanctioned LPGA event but not yet a major.
The lowest winning score in the tournament's history as an LPGA major is Karen Stupples's 19-under par 269 aggregate in 2004, equalling the record score set by Karrie Webb in 1997.[2] The Women's British Open has had two wire-to-wire champions as a major, which are the following: Jang Jeong in 2005 and Lorena Ochoa in 2007.[5]
Contents
1 Key
2 Champions
3 Multiple champions
4 Champions by nationality
5 Notes
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Key
| † | Tournament won in a playoff |
 | Wire-to-wire victory (as a major) |
Champions
Karen Stupples won in 2004 by the lowest score.
Jiyai Shin won by the widest margin of nine strokes in 2012, and is a two-time champion.
| Year | Country | Champion | Course | City | Region | Country | Total score | To par | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  South Korea | Se Ri Pak | Sunningdale Golf Club | Sunningdale | Berkshire | England | 277 | −11 | [6] |
| 2002 |  Australia | Karrie Webb | Turnberry Golf Club, Ailsa Course | South Ayrshire | Ayrshire | Scotland | 273 | −15 | [7] |
| 2003 |  Sweden | Annika Sörenstam | Royal Lytham & St Annes G.C. | Lytham St Annes | Lancashire | England | 278 | −10 | [8] |
| 2004 |  England | Karen Stupples | Sunningdale Golf Club | Sunningdale | Berkshire | England | 269 | −19 | [9] |
| 2005 | South Korea | Jeong Jang | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Southport | Merseyside | England | 272 | −16 | [10][11] |
| 2006 |  United States | Sherri Steinhauer | Royal Lytham & St Annes G.C. | Lytham St Annes | Lancashire | England | 281 | −7 | [12] |
| 2007 |  Mexico | Lorena Ochoa | Old Course at St Andrews | St Andrews | Fife | Scotland | 287 | −5 | [13] |
| 2008 | South Korea | Jiyai Shin | Sunningdale Golf Club | Sunningdale | Berkshire | England | 270 | −18 | [14] |
| 2009 |  Scotland | Catriona Matthew | Royal Lytham & St Annes G.C. | Lytham St Annes | Lancashire | England | 285 | −3 | [15] |
| 2010 |  Taiwan | Yani Tseng | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Southport | Merseyside | England | 277 | −11 | [16] |
| 2011 | Taiwan | Yani Tseng | Carnoustie Golf Links | Carnoustie | Angus | Scotland | 272 | −16 | [17] |
| 2012 | South Korea | Jiyai Shin | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Hoylake | Merseyside | England | 279 | −9 | |
| 2013 | United States | Stacy Lewis | Old Course at St Andrews | St Andrews | Fife | Scotland | 280 | −8 | |
| 2014 | United States | Mo Martin | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Southport | Merseyside | England | 287 | −1 | |
| 2015 | South Korea | Inbee Park | Trump Turnberry | South Ayrshire | Ayrshire | Scotland | 276 | −12 | |
| 2016 |  Thailand | Ariya Jutanugarn | Woburn | Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | England | 272 | −16 | |
| 2017 | South Korea | In-Kyung Kim | Kingsbarns | Fife | Fife | Scotland | 270 | −18 | |
| 2018 | England | Georgia Hall | Royal Lytham & St Annes G.C. | Lytham St Annes | Lancashire | England | 271 | −17 |
Multiple champions
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Women's British Open as a major. Champions who won in consecutive years are indicated by the years with italics*.
- Key
| 1 | First place |
| Rank | Country | Golfer | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Taiwan | Yani Tseng | 2 | 2010*, 2011* |
1 | South Korea | Jiyai Shin | 2 | 2008, 2012 |
Champions by nationality
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality as an LPGA major (2001–present).
| Rank | Nationality | Wins | Champions | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 6 | 5 | 2001 | 2017 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 3 | 2006 | 2014 |
| T3 | England | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2018 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| T5 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2002 | |
| England | 1 | 1 | 2004 | ||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2007 | ||
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2003 | ||
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2009 | ||
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2016 | ||
Notes
a This tournament has had two name changes, which are the following; 2001–2006 Weetabix Women's British Open and 2007–present Ricoh Women's British Open.[3]
See also
- Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
- List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
- Grand Slam (golf)
References
- General
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^ "Webb super in slams". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. 12 August 2002. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ "Annika completes career grand slam with win at women's British Open". The Argus-Press. AP. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ "Stupples wins Women's British Open". The Argus-Press. AP. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ "Women's British Open: Jang holds off field". Herald-Tribune. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ Millward, Robert (1 August 2005). "Women's British Open golf: Jang gets first pro victory". The Seattle Times. AP. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ Swift, E. M. (2006-08-14). "Going Steady". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
^ "Ochoa get the big one". The Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ "Golf: Shin wins Women's British Open". Malaysia Star. AP. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ "Matthew wins maiden British Open". BBC Sports. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
^ Neenan, Bill (1 August 2010). "Yani Tseng wins Women's Open at Birkdale". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
^ "At Only 22, Tseng Wins Fifth Major". The New York Times. AP. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
External links
- LPGA Tour's tournament profile
